Table 2.
Pearson correlations between primary study variables
| Variable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Attachment avoidance | -- | ||||||||||
| 2. Attachment anxiety | .46** | -- | |||||||||
| 3. Baseline RSA | .08 | − .02 | -- | ||||||||
| 4. Stress-induced RSA | .11 | − .05 | .76** | -- | |||||||
| 5. Self-reported stress | .38** | .32** | .08 | .06 | -- | ||||||
| 6. PBML telomere T/S ratio | − .06 | − .11 | .03 | .09 | − .12 | -- | |||||
| 7. Age | − .07 | − .11 | − .50** | − .51** | − .10 | − .16* | -- | ||||
| 8. Gender | − .09 | .11 | − .04 | − .07 | − .05 | − .12 | .03 | -- | |||
| 9. Ethnicity | − .01 | .10 | .10 | .05 | − .02 | − .06 | − .16* | − .10 | -- | ||
| 10. Body mass index | − .06 | − .17* | − .37** | − .35** | − .02 | − .20** | .32** | .17* | − .23** | -- | |
| 11. Current smoker | .01 | − .09 | − .12 | .01 | − .02 | − .02 | .22** | − .17* | − .13 | − .03 | -- |
| 12. Physical activity | .07 | .06 | .20** | .16 | .09 | .11 | − .13 | − .11 | .13 | − .28** | − .01 |
Note. RSA = respiratory sinus arrhythmia; PBML = peripheral blood mononuclear lymphocytes; Gender coded as 0 = male and 1 = female; Ethnicity coded as 0 = non-White and 1 = non-Hispanic White; Current smoker coded as 0 = no and 1 = yes.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.